Recent content by Troy Tiscareno

The Nexus Player is simply the Nexus/Android version of the Apple TV, though the open nature of Android means there are a lot more apps that the Nexus can use. I've been using MediaBrowser for years (similar to Plex or XBMC), because I prefer the interface and the metadata features, and I nearly...

T-Mobile isn't "subsidizing" phones anymore, but they are still financing the phones for most customers. The difference is that the process is much more transparent, AND that the subsidy cost was decoupled from the monthly service fee. People who bring a compatible device never have to pay the...

The only problem with that is that every $300 PC laptop I've ever tried was AWFUL, and they certainly aren't fast. You need to get up into the $500 range before you can get something that's equivalent to a Chromebook in speed. And, yes, such a machine can do far more than a Chromebook, and for...

Re: Post your cell phone history! I'm cool with that. I find it interesting how people have gotten to their current devices, and what drew them to their previous ones. If you want to add PDAs, go for it!

There are plenty of things a Chromebook CAN'T do, that's true. But, nearly everything the average non-techy person does with a computer can be done with a Chromebook. And there are a surprising amount of very useful apps, all of which you can try out beforehand by installing the Chrome browser...

Re: Post your cell phone history! 2007: HTC Titan VX6800 - Verizon [CDMA] HTC Titan (Windows Mobile phone) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The company was doing well, and we started having a bit of money, so I got my first smartphone. This was just before the iPhone came out, so at the...

Post your cell phone history! I recently collected pics of every cell phone I've ever owned, and then it occurred to me that it might be fun to post a thread about them. It would be interesting to see what phones other people have used over the years. I'll start. 1995: Sony CM-H333 - GTE...

Definitely throwing my hat into the ring!

My mother just got a Nexus 7 2013 and is having the same issue with the Chase app: the pictures are nothing but 1-pixel-wide vertical streaks/lines. I was able to take pics fine from my Nexus 4 in the app, but it seems there is definitely an issue with the Nexus 7 (2013). There's a screenshot...

I made a FB profile a couple of years ago (before Google+ existed) because there were a bunch of old friends, people I knew from school, previous jobs, etc. trying to get ahold of me and find out what I was doing. Several of them cajoled me until I finally created a profile. In those few years...